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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
SENATOR HARRISON MIsREpREsE NrED,

Senator Shively, of Grant county presented
petition to the Senate from an assembly
of Knights of Labor on Friday last, in
which ii was stated that Mr.. Mcdonald and
Senator Harrison care the recognized at
torneys of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, and other telegraph companies and of
the Union Pacific and other Western railroads
holding large tracts of land belonging to the
people, and also declaring that 'the employees
in this State Of the st. Louis & Toledo Mar
row gauge road were cheated out of three
Chicago judge, in which action
the said gentlemen figured consncuously."
So far as Senator Harrison is concerned these
statements are absolutely without foundation,
and could have been made only as the result
of Misrepresentation. Senator Harrison au-
thorizes the Journal to say that neither he nor
any law firm of which he was ever member
was ever the regular counsel of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Some years ago
General Harrison's firm was employed to as
sist the company's counsel here in few cases.
the last of them being five or six years ago
Since that time the Senator's firm
has been employed in a number Of cases
against the com pany, and also against the
telephone company, to assert the right of com
petition against claim Of exclusive privileges.
Neither Senator Harrison, nor any law firm of
which he was ever member, has ever been
retained or employed by or on behalf of the
Union Pacific, or any other land grant railroad,
in any matter or case whatever. The only con-
nection which Senator Harrison or anv law firm
of which he was ever member ever had with
litigat ion involving the st. Louis g. Toledo
Narrow gauge railway was that the present
firm did represent some small labor and sup
ply claims against the railway company, so
that, instead of being engaged against the
allowance of labor claims, Senator Harrison's
firm was for them. In the light of these
facts, of course the assembly, which is local
assembly No. 1919, will take speedy means
to correct the Misrepresentation it has made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
A PRECEDENT.

No more wanton or gratuitous insult was
ever offered to the chief magistrate of great
State than the disrespect shown Governor
Gray by the Republican crowd of insurrec-
tiorists and Revoiutionists in the House.
Sentinel.
The Sentinels memory is at fault. Senator
Voorhees, could have warned it off the quick
sand it has got into up to the tips of its ears
In 1862 the Democracy, through the then in
adequacy--to put it mildly-of their General
Mcclellan, raised such a resistance to the in
efficiency of the prosecution Of the war that
they carried both houses of the Legislature of
this State. Governor Morton had incurred
their undying hate by his vigorous and effect
i've support of the Union, and they determined
at the session of '63 to show him what they
thought Of it, and him, and the cause of
the Union. So when he sent in
his message, the Democrats Of the
House, led By Ds,,cctherskite Bayless Hanna not
only rejected it by party vote, but adopted
the message of Governor Seymour, of New
York, in its stead. For hwanton and pratu;t-
Gus insult no action Of coordinate branch
OF any government towards another ever
equaled this. To supplement the perform
ance, and make it completely rebel and revolu-
tionary, they would not levy tax, and did not
make any appropriations. and Governor Morton
had to borrow the money to carry on the State
government and sustain the war; The Repub-
leans intended no disrespect to Governor
Gray, by their action, aud showed none. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
there is no politics in bonds, and there is no

there is no politics in bonds and there is no
politics in the public money which Mr.. Cooper
holds as trustee for all the people.
The mob OF revolutionists in the Senate
can prevent Lieutenant governor Robertson
from presiding over that body if they wish.
A mob Of cattle can take possession of the
chamber and wild steer can obtrude into the
Presidents chair. But that does not make a
Senate, nor does it make legal presiding off
Ger. Violence and revolution cannot create a
legal absence" of the Lieutenant governor,
which would permit the Senate to name
temporary presiding officer. If the mob tao
tics are to be continued, that will not affect
the title of the Lieutenant governor to his
office, nor will it make legal body out of the
cabal nor legal officer out of Green Smith.
After notice Of presence on the part of the
Lieutenant-G Governor, Green Smith is functus
officio as President pro tenn. Of the Senate,
and his signature after that to any sort Of
official document will be worth no more than
would that Of Goose Eden Messrs Rice
and Cooper can recognize it if they want to,
but the dictum Of these two officers will not
make it good. Treasurer Le,ncke GER
tainly cannot afford to inherit from Mr.. Cooper
the onus of carrying Mr.. Smiths worthless
warrants as evidences of credit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

CONCERNING the story recently circulated
that Mr.. Blaine offered Gen. w. T. Sherman
his support for the presidency, Washington
correspondent says he heard General Sherman
say, in his Office at the War Department. a
short time before he was retired, when asked
If he had no political ambitions: ''No, / have
none. What more do want of office. | am
soldier. | have risen 70 the highest post in
the army | have had enough to satisfy a
soldiers ambition. Why should | endancer
my record now made by an attempt to gel the
Office of the presidency That place is only
one of annoyance and work No, sir; | have
earned my title to a rest, and as long as |
retain my senses | shall not mix in politics )"
The old hero is right. There is nothing in
politics or offce-holding for him. He is far
happier, doubtless in private life with the
respect and esteem of his countrymen, which
no American living possesses in higher
degree
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

Considering the excellent credit of the State"
ing the borrowing of the necessary funds in
preference to increasing the rate of taxation"
We do not at present question the propriety
of this suggestion from a financial stand point
It would, probably, be good fnanciering
But We question the ability of the
State, in the present condition of the money
market, if the Democrats keep on with their
revolution, to borrow all the money she wants
on twenty years time at to 81 per cent. in
terest. Her credit is excellent now, and if
nothing happens to mar it, it will continue So
But credit is the most sensitive thing in the
world. 1t may be solid as rock to-day and
shattered tomorrow. A State does not have
to repudiate its obligations or default in the
payment of interest to lose its credit. Let it
once be known that it has gone into the market
to borrow money on imperfect or irregular an
thority, or that any of its financial
transactions are technically illegal, and away
goes its credit. The credit that has taken
years to establish may be so shaken or shat
tered in an hour that it will take years to
recover again. Now, suppose that an attempt
be made to borrow money under the authority
of an act signed by Green Smith, in the
capacity of Lieutenant-governor, and, suppose
it should be brought to the knowledge of
Eastern capitalists, as, of course, it must be,
that Smith was usurper, with no title to the
office, and had no more right to sign bills than
g spittoon cleaner of the Senate has-what
would become of the State credit then? 1t
would collapse as rapidly as a card castle. We
respectfully suggest to Governor Gray that,
before he attempts to make State loan, he
had better make sure that the authority he is
acting under is legal and not revolutionary,
otherwise he may fnd the excellent credit
of the State suddenly tumbling about his
ears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

THE Sentinel asks our opinion as to the
aew rules of the House of Representatives.
and shall have it. The Republicans of the
House of Representatives, without objection,
agreed to the motion of Mr.. Gordon, of Put
nam, Democrat for the adoption of the
rules of the last House for the government of
the present body There was no indication
OF disposition to use the majority in the
House in an arbitrary or improper manner.
But almost Immediately after this action by
the Republicans, word was received of the ar
5itrary and revolutionary action of the SEN
tie, and the adoption of a code of rules in
tended to place the Republican minority at
The mercy of O mob. Then it became the
plainest necessity that the House should de-
fend Republican interests, and rcconsidera-
lion was had and rules adopted for the protec-
ton OF the party interests, which were assailed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

How nice it would be if the revolutionists
could calmly conspire to steal an Office, and
then brutally proceed with their robbery, and
after taking possession of the property make
an arrangement with the legal owner to SUBJ
nit the matter to the courts, with all the
laws delay. If these men could be got
into the Criminal Court, where thieves are
prosecuted for their crimes, there might be
some parallel to the proposition with the
usual course of legal procedure. But as 1t is,
it is only last refuge of the revolutionists,
upon the presumption that Colonel Robertson
and the Republicans are set Of dolts aud
csYards.
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cewards.

THERE is considerable talk cropping cat in
New York in favor of Hon. Roscoe Conkling
for United States Senator. Senator Miller
and Hon. Levi p Morton, the two most act
i've candidates, are developing such nearly
equal strength that it doubtfxl if either one
OF them car be elected. Such situation gem
orally begets "a dark horse" and in this case
the drift Of talk is towards Mr.. Conkling. He
is much too big man to voluntarily take the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
THE STATES CREDIT.

Governor Gray in his annual message, rec
commended that in order to provide for extra
ordinary expenses of the State, in the.ccmple-
ton and equipment of public buildings now in
process of construction, the Legislature should
authorize twenty years loan at rate of in
terest not exceeding 81 per cent. peg annum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

IT is rumored that one reason for three
days adjournment of the State Senate was
the mental exhaustion of the Hon James I'll.
Rice. The supplying of brains to Green
Smith while holding up the State Of Indiana,
through the Auditors office, is very wearing
oven to the intellect of a great leader
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

him try his larceny there. The invitation to
Colonel Robertson to meet the office-stealers
and the revolutionists in court is PROPOSE
ton that could emanate only from man
drunk with the notion Of his own Importance;
from one whose moral sense is on par with
that Of the highwaymsn, and whose courage
is equal to that of the midnight burglar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

ALREADY there is talk of the Democratic
party using money to secure the election of
United States Senator. 1t is suggestive, if
not corroborative, that the Democratic
gangsters have called to their aid worker
who is not unknown to fame in connection
with the bribery of members of the Legisla-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

contrast of 1868 with 1887 is worth little
prayerful reflection by the mob-rule Democ-
racy. In 1864 their action of 1868 s'blew
them out Of the water It is likely to do a.
much for them now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

WHEN Mr. Holman departed from Wash
ington he left an assorted lot of cut-and- dried
objections in the hands of some of his trusted
friends in the House, with directions to use
them as needed. Though absent, he yet
LII
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

'If there was a Democratic
Lieuten ant-governor to succeed
me 1 would be a candidate."-
Isaac p. Gray. Governor Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

The Charleston News and Courier is opposed
Ito the granting of pension to Mrs. Logan.
The reason is plain enough. General Logan
was not rebel officer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

The revolutionists are beginning to squeal
because their revolution does not seem to
answer its purpose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

THE revolutionists wish they hadn't, and
are hollering for somebody to come and helr
shem let go
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

WHEN the Republicans help the Democrats
out of their dilemma, it will be colder weather
even than it is now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

off there was Democratic
Lieutenant-gove to succeed
me would be a candidate. -
Isaac p Gray, Governor of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

IF there was Democratic
L1euten ant-governor to succeed
me | would be a candidate."-
Isaac T. Gray, Governor Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

THE Journal will do to read this morning
especially by the Democratic revolutionists
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

A COLD wave has settled down upon the
Democratic revolutionists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

EVIDENTLY the Democrats are getting tired
Of Green Smith. Had he been less boorsh
rascal they would derive greater comfort from
the situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

Members Of The General Assen,bly scansg The journal
Saro me regniar session should leace their Subscriptions
b directions as 10 here they desire 10 receice the paper
NJ he Journal CouHtiag-room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

eff there was Democratic
Lieutenant-gover to succeed
me I would be candidate."-
Isaac P. Gray, Governor of Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

IT is cold day for our friends, the enemy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

eIf there was Democratic
LieuteH ant-governor to succeed
me l would be candidale."-
Isaac 2. Gray, Governor of Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10

"If there was Democratic
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to succeed
me I would be candidate.'-
Isaac P. Gray, Governor Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

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Telephone Calls.
Business Office. .o3S Editorial Rooms 10
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
"HUM BUG"
Roland Reed Takes the House
by storm.

by storm.
Roland Reed opened his season of six
nights and Saturday matinee last night
a; the Grand. His melange of nonsense
is called Hum6ug, and has nothing much
of merit in it beyond the ludicrous
method in which he aud his excellent
support handle the fil'ny thread Of the
story. Miss Alice Hastings acts her
affected part very excellently and looks
quite attractive on the stage. Miss
Bessie Hunter, as Mrs. Judge Shaw, u
does the slim part assigned her in good
style. Patrice, as "Nettie shaw next
to Reed himself, captured the audience
This young lady, in face and figure, is
very pretty on the boards, her manner
is full of vivacity and she sings well. In
the negro plantation song with Mr..
Reed she made great hit, quite divid-
ing the house with the star. The audi
ence were SO carried away in this that
such genuine and rap!urous applause
has hardly ever been heard at tho
Grand. The gallery was particularly
enthusiastic in their expression of appro'
baton.
Reed is comedian of the first order.
Face, movement, voice and manner are
all irresistibly funny and psals of laugh
ter are wruDg from the audience in
spite of all efforts at restraint. His
topical songs are superior to anything in
that line yet heard here.
The house was full last night as it is
sure to be every night of the season.
Humbug is to hold the boards tonight
and also tomorrow night, and will be
replaced by Cheek Friday and Saturday
evenings and Saturday matinee.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
NOE A UNIT,
The Atchi som WilA not Enter thu
POOL ag Inst U icket Co m m . ion

49,"
POOL ag ainst y tcket Conn issiOns.
NEW YORK, April l9.-General Pass.
enger agents of Eastern Trunk lines, and
Commissioner Pierson have just returned
from Chicago, but without having settled
the differences between the Eastern and
Western lines on the payment of com.
missions for the sale of passenger tickets.
In regard to the relations existing be.
tween the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Road and the Eastern Trunk lines, no
action has been taken. The Atchison
people were in harmony, they said, with
the theory of abolition of the payment
of commissions to their agents; but they
have never signed any agreement. 1t is
now charged that they are still paying
commissions, and that their tickets
should be ordered off from sale. In
conse quence the General Agent said yes.
terday that it did not make much differ
ence whether the trunk lines turned
these tickets to the wall or not, mas
much as they could not sell tickets over
the Atchison line, for the reason that
they were not handling any tickets OF
lines forming connecting liuks between
the Western terminal points of the East.
ern Trunk lines and Kansas City, and
the Eastern terminal points of the Atch'
ison. The Atchison is the only Trans
continental line that has not entered into
the arrangement to abolish commissions,
and is the only one with which the trunk
lines cannot make any connection.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
EASTERN
Meetingoft the Union Pacific
Commissioners.
DEATH OF ALEX. MITCHELL
General Sherman Offers His Letters
for the Logan Book
A Cyclone.
Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD
WASHINGTON, April l9.--The Commits.
sion appointed to Investigate the &C.
counts of railroads which havo received
government aid, called at the Interior
Department this afternoon and paid
their respects to Secretary Lamar
Later in the day the Commission met
and elo eted Ex-Governor Pattison, Chair
man. Several hours were spent in an
examination of the reports and affairs of
the Pacific railroads. No general plan
of operations was determined upon, but
the Commission agreed to meet to.mor.
row morning and Immediately begin
work. The selection of Secretary to
the Commission was considered and a
suitable person agreed upon. The Com.
mission declined to give the name of the
gentleman selected. Several letters
have been received from the Pacific Rail.
way officials expressing their willingness
to aid the Commits ioners in their iaves-
legations,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
Mr. AleA ander Mitchell Dead
and gzis san Hi.

New YORK, April l9-Mr Alexander
Mitchell, of Milwaukee, President of
the Milwaukee and St. Paul rlilroad,
died at the He ffman House at 2:35 this
afternoon, of pneumonia. Mr.. Mitchel!'s
son, John L, Mitchell, ia also ill at the
Hoffman House, and likewise suffering
from pneumonia. For some time past
Mr.. Mitchell las Teen somewhat troubled
from the impeded action of his heart
Last Wednesday evening he went out
and afterwards had chill. He caught
a severe COLI. which developed into
bronchial pneumonia, and no doubt d
rectly affected the hearts action and
caused his death. The remains have
been embalmed and will be taken to
Milwaukee in his private car, leaving
the Grand Central depot about $50 to.
morrow morning and arriving at its des.
tination at 2:30 on Friday. The death
of Mr.. Mitchell was both q surprise and
shock to his many friends in this city.
DR.. Keene. an old friend of the deceased,
said to-day that the death of Mr.. Mitch
ell would be more severely felt than that
of almost anyone in the Northwest. In
this city he was widely known, not only
in railroad and financial circles, but in
the social world. He was member OF
the Union Club, and also of the Man
haitian. Mr.. Mitchell was born 10 Ab-
erdeen, Scotland, in 1918
THE ESTATE.
MILWAUKEE, April l9.--The Mitchell
estate is variously estimated at from
Sis, ,0CO, 900 to S25, 100000. He is known
to have left will, which was made
three years ago, but B. X. Miller, who
drew it up, refuses to divulge its con-
tents
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
LOGAN AND SfEFsMAN.
General Sherman Offers all His
Letters for the LOEan Book.

NEW YORK, April l9.-The following g
card, published this morning, explains
itself: "To the editor of the Herald ).
l have seen paragraph which has been
going the rounds to the effect that Gen.
eral Logan's papers contain letter
from General Sherman of a compromis.
ing nature, which he and his brother,
Senator Sherman, had endeavored to
suppress. And in your issue to-day I
find that one of your Washington cores.
pondents has interviewed the Senator,
who treated the whole matter with
proper contempt. Now l reafiirm every
word my brother is reported to have said.
General Logan's friends are at perfect
lib rty to publish in full any letter l
ever wrote to him either private, conf.
dental OF official. Further, if Mrs.
Logan or John A. Logan, Jr. will send
to me an accredited agent l will permit
him to see and copy all the letters to be
published, to crafty the curiosity of
all men in public station who write
private letters as we'll as public, and in
this instance l will withdraw the limita
ton as to the publication, only suggest
ing that the letter and its answer be
published together, as being more salts
factory to an honest reader than O par
agraph here and a paragraph there
which is as much forgery as the raising
of check. w. I. sherman Fiftt
Avenue Hotel, N. Y. April l6.